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Obara Osa

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ifa Obara Osa
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu signifies the importance of vigilance and awareness.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Obara Osa

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Olobara saka sare
Adifafun laseni
Omo ori ogboke tani lara
Igba nfomi oju sogbere ire
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ki eleyi orubo
Ntori ire gbogbo
Ifa pe ebo ni yio gba kale

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Eyele fun meji
Eyeetu meji
Akuko adie meji
Epo ati eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Bi oru bi oru Titan nisal;e yewu Adifafun paaka tinlole Jijo alara abara labe Odan
Ebo ni on ni kose igbati
Ko sebo ti ko se etutu
Nje kosi nkan kosi nkan
Ike ya dori eekan
Kosi nkan kosi nkan
Bata ya lorun ese
Kosi nkan kosinkna
Opo paaka wadi
Apero labe odan
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Obara saka sare
Adifafun ori nigaga nigogo
Igbati n torun bo wa saye
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Eleyi gbogbomun
Ori re ni okunkundun
Ki omon ki owo
Yepere min ori re

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Eye etu ni ofi bo ori re
Akuko adie meji
Fun ebo ruru
Epo ati eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

OBARA OSA
Ewu ni ti inu ori wa
Olobara ni fi ile osa sona
Adifafun olobara ti se egbon osa
Igbati nsogbogbo arun
Ti nara kaka alaile dide

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

ISEGUN
Ewe parunparun
Ewe segunsete
Aogunmon ose dudu pelu eerun
Alamo ao wa te iyere osun ni obara osa
Ao sure si ao mon we ni ale ti aba fe sun
Ao te iyere osun ni obara osa
Ninu opon ifa ao pe ifa si ao fi oti lo

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Obara Osa is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that form the foundation of the Yoruba oracle system. Each Odu contains multiple Ese (verses) alongside their Ase (spiritual power), Ebo (sacrifice), and Akose (alchemical remedies).

This Odu is also known as: Ifa Obara Osa. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.

Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Obara Meji, Obara Ogbe, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori.

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